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Rhinoceros

By Eugène Ionesco

May 10-12, 2012 • Wells Fargo Playhouse
All seats $10

Performed by our high school Ensemble Company, Eugène Ionesco’s 1959 play evokes a startling world of both hilarity and anxiety. When rhinoceroses suddenly appear on the peaceful streets of a small village, the townspeople are horrified – until they themselves begin to turn into the clumsy, unthinking animals. Only one man, Berenger, resists, and must decide if he should try to stop the brutal transformations. Written by one of the fathers of the theatre of the absurd, Rhinoceros combines nonsense and fantasy into an unsettling examination of maintaining individuality in a world of conformity.

One Act • For Ages 12+/Grades 7+
Best enjoyed by Middle and High School ages

About the Ensemble Company
Children's Theatre of Charlotte provides pre-professional training to high school actors who possess evident ability and a strong commitment to theatre work. Selected by audition, the students may receive school credit as part of our partnership with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Ensemble meets for three-hour classes most Saturdays and Sundays throughout the school year to study voice, movement, characterization, script analysis, improvisation, and production. The company produces a full-scale production at the end of the season.

Many Ensemble members go on to pursue acting in college and in their careers. Students have advanced to nationally recognized theatre programs at NYU, Northwestern, Boston University and UCLA.